The story behind one of NYC’s most mysterious buildings and its longtime owner
A new film explores photographer Jay Maisel’s move from the landmarked building after living there for 49 years
Possible Basquiat graffiti surfaces on Aby Rosen’s Noho shelter conversion
A street art aficionado uncovers what may be one of the late artist’s last tags.
190 Bowery will get its first retail tenant this fall
Once a graffiti-covered artists’ haven, the Nolita icon will soon be home to a fashion emporium that will run a pop-up through 2018.
Upper East Side townhouse owned by Aby Rosen hits the market for $20M
The 100 East 53rd Street developer purchased the townhouse for $8.4 million in 2004.
190 Bowery has been scrubbed of nearly all its famous graffiti
clean-up is nearly complete at the Germania Bank Building at 190 Bowery, with much of the graffiti that once covered the landmark building scrubbed from its granite facade. Who knew the building was that white?
Historic 190 Bowery catches fire, sustains minimal damage
A fire broke out on the roof of the landmark, now being converted to high-end office space, a little before 8 p.m. last night.
190 Bowery will be stripped of its graffiti, but one tag will remain
Developer Aby Rosen’s RFR Realty is currently transforming the historic, landmarked building into high end offices. Rosen had previously said he would only remove the graffiti upon the request of the ground floor tenant.
Go Inside 190 Bowery Amid Its Conversion Into Office Space
It's been a little more than a year since Aby Rosen bought the 19th-century graffiti-covered mansion, and its transformation to an office building is underway—and Curbed has exclusive photos inside the Bowery landmark.
190 Bowery's Graffiti-Covered Facade Is Getting Some Changes
The overhaul of the historic Germania Bank Building, a.k.a. 190 Bowery, is well underway, and this week two big changes were revealed: new stained-glass windows appeared, and some of its beloved graffiti was power-washed away.